Ashlee E. Watts, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, a graduate student pursuing a PhD and a part-time large animal surgeon, presented a study on administering a continuous, low-dose infusion of the local anesthetic bupivacaine. Veterinarians can administer epidural medications in the hind limb to drastically reduce pain. Since an epidural cannot be used for forelimb pain, Watts and her colleagues assessed the use of a continuous peripheral nerve blockade (CPNB).

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I bought him in 2011 from a farm where he had been since birth. he had been wearing a halter for so long I had to cut it off. he was a stallion when I got him and after working with him i had him castrated. i started lunging him in the ring and s ... Read More